Governing Board
The long-term development of Understanding Society is the responsibility of the Governing Board that also ensures the financial resources required for the future of the study are in place. The Governing Board has the power to act as the arbitrating authority should there be any major divergence of views over the general development of the study.
The Governing Board is comprised of the funding bodies, as well as internationally recognised academics.
Membership
| Member | Institution |
| Professor Patricia Broadfoot CBE (Chair) | - |
| Professor John Hobcraft (Vice-Chair) | University of York |
| Professor Peter Elias | University of Warwick |
| Professor Allan Hill | Harvard University
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| Professor Robert Walker | University of Oxford |
| Professor David Sanders | University of Essex |
| Ms Dawn Snape | Office for National Statistics |
| Ms Rachel Muckle | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Mr Nick Timmins | Financial Times |
| Mr Ed Smith | - |
| Professor Nick Buck (in attendance) | ISER |
| Mr Jeremy Neathey | ESRC |
| Mr Bruce Jackson (Agenda Secretary) | ESRC |
| Dr Esther Wilkinson (Secretary) | ESRC |
| Mrs Alison Weir (Assistant Secretary) | ESRC |
See also the Governing Board biographies